ATHENS - Georgia football fans sweating out whether tight end commitment Dwayne Allen from Fayetteville, N.C., would be making a late switch to Clemson can breathe easier.

Allen said Monday afternoon that he is sticking with his non-binding pledge to the Bulldogs and will make it official on Wednesday when he signs his letter of intent.

"Before I woke up this morning, I was 100 percent headed to Clemson," Allen said. "I thought things over."

Allen said an early Monday morning conversation with Georgia coach Mark Richt about his own recruiting decision as a quarterback out of Boca Raton, Fla., helped convince Allen to become a Bulldog. Allen was attracted to Clemson by the possibility of early playing time.

"He just shared with me his story," Allen said. "He told me that he was getting ready to go to college and the things that he thought over. He could have gone to Florida State and played behind two guys who were studs, but they were seniors and he had the opportunity to play.

"He decided to go to Miami and decided he was going to start or at least play as a true freshman. That wasn't the fact."

The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Allen took official visits to Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina despite his Georgia commitment, which he gave in December, 2006.

Allen is rated as high as the No. 3 tight end in the nation by ESPN.com's Scouts Inc. He had 35 catches for 397 yards with four touchdowns (one on a reverse and another on a kickoff return) as a senior.